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Happy 75th birthdays directors Christopher and David Alden
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Born on this day in 1945 soprano Jessye Norman
On this day in 1954 Britten‘s Turn of the Screw premiered in Venice
Born on this day in 1939 soprano Arleen Augér
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Born on this day in 1938 mezzo-soprano Tatiana Troyanos
On this day in 1838 Berlioz‘s Benvenuto Cellini premiered in Paris
Born on this day in 1828 writer Lev Nikolayevich “Leo” Tolstoy
Born on this day in 1841 composer Antonín Dvorak
Happy 59th birthday soprano Angela Gheorghiu
On this day in 1791 Mozart‘s La clemenza di Tito premiered in Prague
Happy 64th birthday soprano Karita Mattila
Happy 60th birthday bass René Pape
Born on this day in 1910 singer and actress Kitty Carlisle Hart
